1983 Bermondsey by-election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Liberal
Simon Hughes
17,017
57.7
50.9
-
Labour
Peter Tatchell
7,698
26.1
37.5
-
Real Bermondsey Labour
John O'Grady
2,243
7.6
N/A
-
Conservative
Robert Hughes
1,631
5.5
19.4
-
National Front
James Sneath
426
1.4
2.4
-
Monster Raving Loony
David Sutch
97
0.3
N/A
-
Independent Patriot
Jane Birdwood
69
0.2
N/A
-
New Britain
Michael Keulemans
62
0.2
N/A
-
Independent Labour
Barry Giddings
50
0.2
N/A
-
Communist
Robert Gordon
50
0.2
N/A
-
Ecology
George Hannah
45
0.2
N/A
-
Revolutionary Communist
Fran Eden
38
0.1
N/A
-
National Labour Party
Ann King
25
0.1
N/A
-
United Democratic Party
Alan Baker
15
0.1
N/A
-
ACMFT
David Wedgwood
15
0.1
N/A
-
Systems Designer
Esmond Bevan
8
0.0
N/A
Majority
Majority
Majority
9,319
31.6
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
29,489
57.7
–1.6
-
Liberal gain from Labour
Liberal gain from Labour
Swing
+44.2
-

Question: How did Labour and Conservative party do in the 1983 Bermondsey by-election?
Answer: Labour's Tatchell received 26.1 percent of the vote and came a distant second, while the Conservative candidate, Robert Hughes, managed fourth place.